On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:53:46 -0600, cavelamb himself
wrote:

Bruce in Bangkok wrote:
On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:18:15 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:


On Feb 24, 3:29 am, wrote:

... I will also try to rearrange the position of middle seat to properly balance
the dinghy for two people. I welcome comments on relocating the seat to
better accommodate the weight distribution for two people.

I saw a little pram once with the thwart running fore and aft the
length of the boat. The idea being that you sit on it like a
motorcycle or pwc. I'm not sure I'm sold on the idea, but it does
give one lots of seating options...

-- Tom.


A friend has a dinghy built from an Australian design that has a boxed
in center "thwart" running the length of the boat. It actually works
very well for a small boat as it is much easier to keep the boat in
trim with various loads. I have also seen big RIBS with a similar
configuration.

Bruce-in-Bangkok
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In a boat this small, the transverse seat in the center is a major
structural item.

How to make the sides stiff enough to run the seat longitudinally?


A single rib amidships. It works. The bloke I mentioned had the same
dinghy for nearly 10 years and he lives at anchor so the dinghy is
used daily.


Bruce-in-Bangkok
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